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Offline sirlordbaltimore

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Re: Summer transfer, gossip and speculation thread
« Reply #3540 on: September 10, 2018, 01:25:38 PM »


Whilst the prospect of Huth or Collins at this stage of their careers is hardly mouth watering. They're both superior players to Elphick let's be honest.

Not exactly sure either will have the legs for it anymore though. Mind you neither did Elphick.

Offline paul_e

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Re: Summer transfer, gossip and speculation thread
« Reply #3541 on: September 10, 2018, 01:40:07 PM »


Whilst the prospect of Huth or Collins at this stage of their careers is hardly mouth watering. They're both superior players to Elphick let's be honest.

Not exactly sure either will have the legs for it anymore though. Mind you neither did Elphick.

They both were superior players, Huth could well be finished and Collins has looked semi-retired for about 2 years.

Offline mr underhill

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Re: Summer transfer, gossip and speculation thread
« Reply #3542 on: September 10, 2018, 01:43:05 PM »
On that scale Elphick should never have started a career - in football.

Offline Pete3206

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Re: Summer transfer, gossip and speculation thread
« Reply #3543 on: September 10, 2018, 08:02:26 PM »
At this point, we'd be better off getting Samba back, so that said, Collins and/or Huth doesn't seem such a bad alternative and beggars can't be choosers. We need the bodies at the back. 

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Re: Summer transfer, gossip and speculation thread
« Reply #3544 on: September 10, 2018, 08:23:22 PM »
Why hasn't Sakho been picked up yet?

Offline VILLA MOLE

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Re: Summer transfer, gossip and speculation thread
« Reply #3545 on: September 10, 2018, 09:11:32 PM »
At this point, we'd be better off getting Samba back, so that said, Collins and/or Huth doesn't seem such a bad alternative and beggars can't be choosers. We need the bodies at the back. 


yes but dead bodies ?? :( :D

Offline olaftab

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Re: Summer transfer, gossip and speculation thread
« Reply #3546 on: September 10, 2018, 09:17:05 PM »
Are we saying that Club Management on football side have completely fucked this up and we are up the creek without a paddle?

Offline b23

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Re: Summer transfer, gossip and speculation thread
« Reply #3547 on: September 11, 2018, 12:13:53 AM »
Dear Mr Bruce,

Please look at this web site of free agent central defenders.

https://www.transfermarkt.com/spieler/vertragslosespieler/statistik/1/plus//galerie/0?ausrichtung=Abwehr&spielerposition_id=3&land_id=alle&altersklasse=&wettbewerb_id=alle&seit=alle&yt0=Show

Here's 200-250 of them.

How about

Diego polenta

Or

Koen Weuts

Forget about Terry or Huth.

Offline ozzjim

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Re: Summer transfer, gossip and speculation thread
« Reply #3548 on: September 11, 2018, 12:59:44 AM »
The German lad that was at Stoke was very decent a few years ago and on a free now too. You have to think a couple of these would be cheap and shore up the back 4

Offline Ads

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Re: Summer transfer, gossip and speculation thread
« Reply #3549 on: September 11, 2018, 06:47:42 AM »
He's not played in a few years though.

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Re: Summer transfer, gossip and speculation thread
« Reply #3550 on: September 11, 2018, 06:55:06 AM »


Whilst the prospect of Huth or Collins at this stage of their careers is hardly mouth watering. They're both superior players to Elphick let's be honest.

Not exactly sure either will have the legs for it anymore though. Mind you neither did Elphick.
After reading this I just shook my head and thought how the hell is Steve Bruce still manager of our football club?

Offline The Edge

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Re: Summer transfer, gossip and speculation thread
« Reply #3551 on: September 11, 2018, 07:01:29 AM »
I think the biggest question at the moment is why sign Axel if you intend to use him at a right back, given that you have 4 other right back options in the squad.
I think the bigger question is why would the manager responsible for such massive fuckuppery still have a job?

Offline brian green

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Re: Summer transfer, gossip and speculation thread
« Reply #3552 on: September 11, 2018, 07:34:58 AM »
It's the Curse Of The Stability Myth.

Offline olaftab

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Re: Summer transfer, gossip and speculation thread
« Reply #3553 on: September 11, 2018, 07:52:32 AM »

I think the biggest question at the moment is why sign Axel if you intend to use him at a right back, given that you have 4 other right back options in the squad.
Specially when you know you have created a problem in central defence.

Offline olaftab

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Re: Summer transfer, gossip and speculation thread
« Reply #3554 on: September 11, 2018, 07:53:45 AM »
I think the bigger question is why would the manager responsible for such massive fuckuppery still have a job?
And that as well.

 


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